Switching Between SQL Server 6.x and SQL Server 7.0

While Microsoft® SQL Server™ version 7.0 can be installed alongside SQL Server 6.x on the same computer, only one version can be active at one time. When the SQL Server Upgrade Wizard is complete, SQL Server 7.0 is the active version of SQL Server. If you have enough disk space, you may want to leave SQL Server 6.x on your computer until you are sure you no longer need it.

To switch from one version to the other, use the Microsoft SQL Server-Switch application on the Start menu, or run Vswitch.exe in the \Mssql7\Binn directory.

Important Do not switch between the active and nonactive versions of SQL Server while the SQL Server Upgrade Wizard is running.

To switch from SQL Server 6.x to SQL Server 7.0

To switch from SQL Server 7.0 to SQL Server 6.x